Cambridge A Level Spanish - Literature (AS Level only) 8673 — 2015 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 2

8673/42/M/J/15 · 75 marks · ≈84 min

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This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (ST) 108845 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level * 4 8 8 8 6 4 1 8 6 7 * SPANISH LITERATURE 8673/42 Paper 4 Texts May/June 2015 2 hours 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper Invigilators must refer to the Additional Materials List for instructions on the use of set texts in the examination. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer three questions, each on a different text. You must choose one question from Section 1, one from Section 2 and one other. Write your answers in Spanish. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 500 and 600 words for each answer. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. EN PRIMER LUGAR, LEE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES Si se te ha dado un Cuadernillo de Respuestas, sigue las instrucciones de la tapa del Cuadernillo. Escribe el número del Centro, el número de estudiante que se te ha adjudicado y tu nombre en todo el trabajo que vayas a entregar. Usa tinta azul oscuro o negra. No uses ni grapas, ni clips, ni goma de pegar, ni corrector líquido. NO ESCRIBAS EN NINGÚN CÓDIGO DE BARRAS. Contesta tres preguntas, cada una de textos diferentes. Debes escoger una pregunta de la Sección 1, otra de la Sección 2 y la tercera puede ser de cualquiera de las dos secciones. Escribe las respuestas en español. No se permite el uso de diccionario. Escribe 500-600 palabras en cada respuesta. Al terminar el examen, sujeta bien todo tu trabajo. Todas las preguntas en este examen tienen el mismo valor.

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2 8673/42/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 SECCIÓN PRIMERA 1 Juan Rulfo: Pedro Páramo Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto y contesta las preguntas siguientes: Los vientos siguieron soplando todos esos días. Esos vientos que habían traído las lluvias. La lluvia se había ido; pero el viento se quedó. Allá en los campos la milpa oreó sus hojas y se acostó sobre los surcos para defenderse del viento. De día era pasadero; retorcía las yedras y hacía crujir las tejas en los tejados; pero de noche gemía, gemía largamente. Pabellones de nubes pasaban en silencio por el cielo como si caminaran rozando la tierra. Susana San Juan oye el golpe del viento contra la ventana cerrada. Está acostada con los brazos detrás de la cabeza, pensando, oyendo los ruidos de la noche; cómo la noche va y viene arrastrada por el soplo del viento sin quietud. Luego el seco detenerse. Han abierto la puerta. Una racha de aire apaga la lámpara. Ve la oscuridad y entonces deja de pensar. Siente pequeños susurros. En seguida oye el percutir de su corazón en palpitaciones desiguales. Al través de sus párpados cerrados entrevé la llama de la luz. No abre los ojos. El cabello está derramado sobre su cara. La luz enciende gotas de sudor en sus labios. Pregunta: —¿Eres tú, padre? —Soy tu padre, hija mía. (i) Explica quién es el “padre”. (ii) ¿Cómo interpretas tú la reacción de Susana en este extracto? (iii) Analiza cómo las descripciones de la naturaleza y del tiempo en la novela entera contribuyen a su éxito. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas. O (b) Haz un análisis crítico de Pedro Páramo como individuo y como hombre de su tiempo. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a la novela entera.

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3 8673/42/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over 2 Lope de Vega: Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto del Acto Segundo y contesta las preguntas siguientes: CASILDA Labrador de lejas tierras, que has venido a nuesa villa convidado del agosto, ¿quién te dio tanta malicia? Ponte tu tosca antipara, del hombro el gabán derriba, la hoz menuda en el cuello, los dediles en la cinta. Madruga al salir del alba, mira que te llama el día, ata las manadas secas sin maltratar las espigas. Cuando salgan las estrellas, a tu descanso camina, y no te metas en cosas de que algún mal se te siga. (i) ¿Con quién habla Casilda? (ii) Explica “¿quién te dio tanta malicia?”. (iii) Analiza la importancia del papel de Casilda en la obra. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a la obra entera. O (b) ¿Cómo nos ayuda Lope de Vega a comprender a fondo a los personajes de Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña? Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a la obra entera.

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4 8673/42/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 3 Jorge Luis Borges: Ficciones Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto de El fin y contesta las preguntas siguientes: Hay una hora de la tarde en que la llanura está por decir algo; nunca lo dice o tal vez lo dice infinitamente y no lo entendemos, o lo entendemos pero es intraducible como una música… Desde su catre, Recabarren vio el fin. Una embestida y el negro reculó, perdió pie, amagó un hachazo a la cara y se tendió en una puñalada profunda, que penetró en el vientre. Después vino otra que el pulpero no alcanzó a precisar y Fierro no se levantó. Inmóvil, el negro parecía vigilar su agonía laboriosa. Limpió el facón ensangrentado en el pasto y volvió a las casas con lentitud, sin mirar para atrás. Cumplida su tarea de justiciero, ahora era nadie. Mejor dicho era el otro: no tenía destino sobre la tierra y había matado a un hombre. (i) Explica quiénes son los personajes en este extracto. (ii) ¿Por qué se pelean? (iii) Analiza la importancia de las últimas líneas del extracto (“Cumplida su tarea ... un hombre.”) para ayudarnos a comprender la Ficción. Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a la Ficción entera. O (b) Analiza la importancia de las bibliotecas en Ficciones. Justifica tu respuesta con referencia a dos Ficciones como mínimo.

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5 8673/42/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over 4 Antonio Buero Vallejo: El concierto de San Ovidio Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto del Acto Tercero y contesta las preguntas siguientes: LATOUCHE Todo esto os lo pregunto, señora, porque… hemos llamado al hermano del fallecido. ¿Sabíais que tenía un hermano? ADRIANA Sí, señor. LATOUCHE A él le pertenece todo cuanto el señor Valindin haya dejado, incluso este piso…, en el que ya no podréis seguir. Presumo que lo comprendéis. ADRIANA Sí, señor. LATOUCHE Deberéis permanecer en él hasta la llegada del hermano, con quien os pondréis de acuerdo para llevaros lo que resulte ser vuestro, y a quien podréis reclamar vuestros salarios atrasados, si los hubiere… En el portal dejo un hombre… Os reitero mi sentimiento, señora Adriana. ADRIANA Gracias, señor. LATOUCHE Quedad con Dios, señoras. (Se inclinan él y Dubois. Ellas devuelven la reverencia. Los policías se calan los sombreros y cruzan, saliendo por la izquierda. Una pausa.) CATALINA Otra vez a los caminos… ADRIANA Poco importa. (i) Explica quién es el “fallecido”. (ii) ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias prácticas y personales de esta muerte para Adriana? (iii) Analiza cómo el contraste entre los personajes de acción y los más pasivos nos ayuda a comprender la obra. Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a la obra entera. O (b) ¿Hasta qué punto es posible decir que en El concierto de San Ovidio Buero Vallejo celebra el poder del individuo? Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a la obra entera.

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6 8673/42/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 SECCIÓN SEGUNDA 5 Gabriel García Márquez: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba O (a) “—Lo que pasa es que a ti te falta carácter —” (la mujer del coronel) Analiza la importancia de esta frase para ayudarnos a comprender al coronel y a su mujer. Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) Analiza la presentación de la realidad en esta novela. Justifica tu respuesta. 6 Isabel Allende: La casa de los espíritus O (a) ‘La vida es injusta’. ¿Estás de acuerdo con que esta declaración capta la esencia de la novela? Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) ‘Esteban quería un poco de normalidad más que nada’. Analiza la presentación de Esteban Trueba a la luz de estas palabras. Justifica tu respuesta. 7 Federico García Lorca: Bodas de sangre O (a) ‘La tragedia se basa en la irracionalidad y la sinrazón de las acciones de los individuos’. ¿Compartes tú esta opinión? Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) Analiza la importancia de los aspectos folklóricos, las tradiciones y las supersticiones en la obra. Justifica tu respuesta. 8 Rosalía de Castro: En las orillas del Sar O (a) Haz un análisis crítico del poema ¡Volved! con énfasis en el desarrollo del tema de la emigración gallega. O (b) ‘Rosalía de Castro escribe de los problemas más sublimes con las palabras más sencillas, para que todos entiendan’. ¿Estás de acuerdo? Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a tres poemas como mínimo.

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2015 series 8673 SPANISH LITERATURE 8673/42 Paper 4 (Texts), maximum raw mark 75 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – May/June 2015 8673 42 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 COMPONENT 4: Texts Candidates will write their answers in the target language. Examiners will look for a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively and will ignore linguistic errors which do not impede communication. Passage based questions: Examiners should consider the extent to which candidates have been able to identify the significant issues raised in the passage and, where appropriate, have applied these to the text as a whole. The passage is a stimulus passage, to be used as a springboard to give candidates a starting point for their answer. Examiners should allow candidates to use the passage as they choose, and ask themselves how successfully the candidates have manipulated their material and to what extent they have shown depth of awareness and knowledge of the workings of the text under discussion. This is not an exercise in literary criticism: Examiners should reward candidates whose answers show good understanding of how a text works and how an author has conveyed the key issues. Essay questions: a prime consideration is that candidates show detailed knowledge and understanding of the text. Extracts from Examiners’ Notes This paper is intended to test candidates’ knowledge of a text and their ability to use this knowledge to answer questions in a clear and focused manner. A sophisticated literary approach is not expected (though at the highest levels it is sometimes seen), but great value is placed on evidence of a firsthand response and thoughtful, personal evaluation of what candidates have read. Candidates may have been encouraged to depend closely on prepared notes and quotations: quotation for its own sake is not useful, though it will not be undervalued if used appropriately to illustrate a point in the answer. Candidates do not tend to show all the qualities or faults described in any one mark-band. Examiners attempt to weigh all these up at every borderline, in order to see whether the work can be considered for the category above. At the lower levels, the answer may mention a few ‘facts’ but these may be so poorly understood, badly organised and irrelevant that it falls into category 10–11; or there may be just enough sense of understanding and focus for the Examiner to consider the 12–13 band. Again, at a higher level, an answer may be clear, solid and conscientious (perhaps 18–19), without showing quite the control and attention to perceptively chosen detail which would justify 20 or more. Examiners take a positive and flexible approach and, even when there are obvious flaws in an answer, reward evidence of knowledge and especially any signs of understanding and careful organisation.

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – May/June 2015 8673 42 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Candidates are expected to write 500–600 words for each of their answers. Candidates who write more than 600 words cannot be placed higher than the 16–17 category in the mark scheme. Marks Description 22–25 Exceptional work. Excellent ability to organise material, thorough knowledge, considerable sensitivity to language and to author’s intentions, understanding of some literary techniques. Really articulate and intelligent answers should be considered in this band even if there are still flaws and omissions. 20–21 Very good. Close attention to detail of passages, controlled structure, perceptive use of illustration, good insight when discussing characters. Ability to look beyond the immediate material and to show some understanding of author’s intentions and of underlying themes. 18–19 Thoroughly solid and relevant work. Candidate does not simply reproduce information: can discuss and evaluate material and come to clear conclusion. Good focus on passages. Some limitations of insight but coherent, detailed approach and aptly chosen illustrations. 16–17 Painstaking. Sound knowledge of texts; mainly relevant. Some attempt to analyse and compare, some sense of understanding. Possibly not in full control of material; solid but indiscriminate. Many very conscientious candidates fall into this category: they tend to write far too much as they are reluctant to leave out anything they have learnt. Focused, coherent essays which lack really solid detail but convey a good understanding of the text should also be considered for this band. 14–15 Fair relevance and knowledge. Better organised than in 12–13 band: the candidate probably understands the demands of the question without being able to develop a very thorough response. Still a fairly simple, black and white approach. Some narrative and ‘learnt’ material but better control and focus than work in the 12–13 band. Many candidates probably fall into this category. 12–13 Sound, if simple and superficial, knowledge of plot and characters. Makes assertions without being able to illustrate or develop points. Probably still too dependent on narrative and memorised oddments but there may be a visible attempt to relate these to the question. Can extract one or two relevant points from a set passage. 10–11 Some very basic material but not much sense of understanding or ability to answer question. The candidate rarely reads the set passage but uses it as a springboard for storytelling and memorised bits and pieces about characters. Very general, unspecific approach. Random, bitty structure. Signs of organisation and relevance should be looked for in case the answer can be considered for the 12– 13 category. 6–9 Marginally more knowledge here than in 0–5 category. The candidate may have read the text but is probably unable to see beyond the barest bones of the plot or half-remembered notes. Insubstantial; very little relevance. The candidate may have problems with the language and will be unable to express ideas comprehensibly. 0–5 No discernible material. Often very inadequate language. Marks in this section are awarded almost on the basis of quantity: up to 3 for a sentence or two showing a glimpse of knowledge, 4 or 5 where there is also a hint of relevance to the question. It is possible for a candidate to write a whole page demonstrating no knowledge at all (have they read the book?), or only misunderstood background facts or very vague general remarks unrelated to either text or question.

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2015 May/June, Paper 4 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A46/75
B42/75
C38/75
D34/75
E30/75